Gmail gets wings, goes mobile — Gmail, Google's popular email service is going primetime, by going mobile. The Mountain View, Calif.-based search engine has just released a new Java based Gmail application that runs on most modern phones and mainstream handsets including Motorola RAZR.

Vista gets official release dates — Microsoft has set November 30 as the release date for Vista (and Office 2007) to business customers and January 30, 2007 as the date for the official launch to consumers and The World At Large. — Five years, three months and five days after Windows XP made its debut …

MobiTV Raises Even More $$$s — The last time mobile video startup MobiTV said they raised $70 million in a third round of funding, we used them as an example of the return of the big VC money. Now the Emeryville-based company is announcing today that it has raised even more money as part of its Series C …

Yahoo Dishes Out New Food Site — Yahoo launched a new vertical content section today, in response to growing ad demand from CPG advertisers. Yahoo Food is filled with content that addresses both everyday and special occasion food needs of users. — The new food section is expected …

Videotron lobbying for Internet 'transmission tariff' — OTTAWA — With video and music downloads gobbling up Internet bandwidth at an ever-expanding pace, cable company Videotron is pushing for content providers like movie studios to share some of the cost to expand broadband pipelines.

HBO's Bold Broadband Plans — The premium channel may offer its wares online—a move that could rankle cable and satellite operators — Just about every TV network worth its satellite transponders has rushed to the Internet in recent months. Thanks to the out-of-nowhere popularity …

Pictures, With Map and Pushpin Included — Geotagging allows users to plot where they have taken their pictures. The Flickr Web site displays the data and pictures on a users' personal Web page. — KATHLEEN BENNETT recently bought a device that keeps track of her location with help …

Google ad revenue 'to surpass TV' — Google is about to overtake the UK's main commercial TV channels in the race for advertising revenue, a study says. — It found that the US internet search giant's 2006 UK revenues are expected to surpass Channel Four's predicted £800m ($1.5bn) returns.